Insuring mission success and the safety of our forces
CHINA LAKE, Calif., July 20, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Raytheon
Company (NYSE: RTN) is participating in the Empire Challenge 2007, a
demonstration evaluating intelligence collection systems for joint and
coalition operations. The exercise, which began July 15, is being held at
the China Lake Naval Air Warfare Center, China Lake, Calif.
The Empire Challenge exercise is designed to test and demonstrate
techniques, standards and procedures for coalition Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance assets, using a variety of U.S. and allied
Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) ground systems. By federating U.S.
DCGS systems with DCGS Integration Backbones (DIB) installed at coalition
sites worldwide, system users can rapidly share battlespace information in
real time.
The Raytheon team will install several key systems at the Empire
Challenge to enhance the sharing of data with coalition forces and multiple
coalition sites in Europe. The demonstration will improve situational
awareness and intelligence sharing by bringing common and standardized data
into a joint network-centric environment.
Ensuring information assurance is a key component to sharing data with
coalition partners. Raytheon will protect the networks with its Raytheon
High Speed Guard-Agatiya, a security product that is similar to a firewall
but far more secure.
Systems integration will be demonstrated through the DCGS and the
Multi- Sensor Aerospace/Ground Joint ISR Interoperability Coalition, or
MAJIIC, shared data system background through the DIB.
Additionally, Raytheon will integrate AFATDS (the Advanced Field
Artillery Tactical Data System) into DCGS to perform target weapon pairing
to select the right effect for engaging the right target at the right time.
Raytheon Company, with 2006 sales of $20.3 billion, is a technology
leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government
markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 85
years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems
integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and
command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a
broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham,
Mass., Raytheon employs 73,000 people worldwide.
Contact:
Keith Little
703.849.1675
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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CONTACT:
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